Sandhurst School
Owlsmoor Road, Owlsmoor, Sandhurst, GU47 0SDOpen in maps (opens in a new tab)
Sandhurst School is a secondary school in Sandhurst for ages 11 to 16. It is one of the 46 schools in Bracknell Forest. It ranks 4th of 7 secondary schools in Bracknell Forest. Its latest Ofsted rating is Good, from an inspection in November 2017.
Ofsted inspection
Inspected 21 November 2017, report published 19 December 2017
- Overall effectiveness
- Good
- Leadership and management
- Good
- Sixth form provision
- Good
- Safeguarding
- Met
What Ofsted said
From the inspection on 3 December 2024
Sandhurst is a caring and welcoming school. Pupils are happy and safe thanks to the warm relationships with staff and strong pastoral care. They know they have staff they can talk to if they have any worries. Pupils live up to the school's values, showing respect for others and contributing to a positive school environment. The innovative 'Reaching Rwanda' project exemplifies the school's exceptional work in instilling a sense of responsibility and global awareness among pupils. High expectations of pupils' behaviour are now paying dividends. The school is calm and orderly, and there are clear routines that pupils understand and follow. Most pupils behave well in lessons, during breaks and at lunchtime. They enjoy being rewarded for meeting the school's expectations. Some targeted provisions within the school, for example learning in the outdoor woodland, support the needs of vulnerable pupils and those who need to improve their behaviour, attendance or attitudes to learning. The school has high expectations of what pupils can achieve. The school and the trust have markedly improved the curriculum and how it is delivered. Many pupils achieve well as a result. However, in some subjects, where curriculum improvements are new, pupils do not achieve as highly as they could.
What the school should improve
- The school's curriculum is not securely and consistently embedded in some subjects. In these subjects, teachers do not support pupils to build their knowledge and skills successfully. The trust should support the school to build staff expertise so that new teaching approaches are implemented well in these remaining subjects, enabling all groups of pupils to achieve well.
- Pupils who are at the early stages of reading do not benefit from an effective phonics curriculum. Consequently, some pupils who struggle to read do not receive the support that they need to catch up quickly. The trust should ensure that there is high-quality teaching of phonics, so pupils benefit from the support they need to help them learn to read well.
Exam results
GCSE results (key stage 4), 2024/25
209 pupils in the year group
Pupil numbers and mix
992 pupils on roll, with places for 1,136
Schools near Sandhurst School
| School | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wellington College Prep | 0.9 miles | No Ofsted inspection | Not published |
| Edgbarrow School | 1 mile | Ofsted: Outstanding | Attainment 8: 54.1 |
| Wellington College | 1 mile | No Ofsted inspection | Attainment 8: 15.1 |
| Frogmore Community College | 2 miles | Ofsted: Good | Not published |
| Yateley Manor School | 2 miles | No Ofsted inspection | Not published |
School details
- School type
- Academy converter
- Sector
- Academy
- Trust
- THE CORVUS LEARNING TRUST
- Age range
- 11 to 16
- Gender
- Mixed
- Sixth form
- No
- Headteacher
- Mr Gareth Croxon
- Phone
- 01344775678
- Address
- Owlsmoor Road, Owlsmoor, Sandhurst, GU47 0SD
- Local authority
- Bracknell Forest
- URN
- 148850
School details from Get Information about Schools, 17 September 2026. Ofsted outcomes published to 31 August 2026. Exam results for 2024/25 from the Department for Education. Pupil mix from the school census, 2025/26.